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Early 2025 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Puka Nacua, Malik Nabers, Ladd McConkey, Mike Evans, Terry McLaurin, Xavier Worthy, Chris Olave

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RotoBaller's early 2025 fantasy football wide receiver rankings for redraft leagues. These are pre-NFL Draft rankings for fantasy football WRs.

The last few NFL draft classes have brought superstar wide receivers into the fold, so young players at the position carry significant value into next year. If you're already diving into next season's pecking order and fantasy landscape, we're here to help with early 2025 fantasy football wide receiver rankings for redraft leagues. Where do key wid receivers such as Puka Nacua, Malik Nabers, Ladd McConkey, Mike Evans, Terry McLaurin, Xavier Worthy, and Chris Olave rank for 2025? Navigate the rankings below to find out.

We're cranking away all year with fantasy football content -- so be sure to also check out our 2025 best ball fantasy football rankings, 2025 dynasty fantasy football rankings, and 2025 NFL rookie fantasy football rankings. Whatever you're interested in, we've got you covered.

RotoBaller's lead NFL analyst Nick Mariano has put together these initial 2025 rankings, which will of course be updated regularly throughout the NFL off-season -- after the NFL scouting combine, after the NFL Draft, after NFL free agency, and all through the start of the 2025 fantasy football season.

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Early 2025 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings

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Tier
WR
Rank
Player
Name
Pos. Overall
Rank
1 1 Ja'Marr Chase WR 2
1 2 Justin Jefferson WR 4
1 3 Puka Nacua WR 5
2 4 Nico Collins WR 6
2 5 CeeDee Lamb WR 8
2 6 Malik Nabers WR 9
2 7 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR 10
2 8 Brian Thomas Jr. WR 13
2 9 A.J. Brown WR 20
3 10 Tee Higgins WR 23
3 11 Ladd McConkey WR 28
3 12 Mike Evans WR 30
3 13 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR 31
3 14 Tyreek Hill WR 33
3 15 Drake London WR 35
4 16 Garrett Wilson WR 40
4 17 George Pickens WR 41
4 18 Davante Adams WR 43
4 19 Terry McLaurin WR 48
4 20 DJ Moore WR 50
4 21 Chris Godwin WR 52
5 22 Xavier Worthy WR 53
5 23 Zay Flowers WR 55
5 24 Jordan Addison WR 56
5 25 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR 57
5 26 Cooper Kupp WR 59
5 27 Rashee Rice WR 62
5 28 DK Metcalf WR 63
5 29 Jameson Williams WR 64
5 30 Courtland Sutton WR 65
5 31 DeVonta Smith WR 66
6 32 Chris Olave WR 69
6 33 Deebo Samuel Sr. WR 70
6 34 Jauan Jennings WR 71
6 35 Jerry Jeudy WR 74
7 36 Tetairoa McMillan WR 77
7 37 Jayden Reed WR 81
7 38 Jaylen Waddle WR 83
8 39 Rome Odunze WR 84
8 40 Brandon Aiyuk WR 85
8 41 Keenan Allen WR 86
8 42 Calvin Ridley WR 91
8 43 Khalil Shakir WR 92
8 44 Michael Pittman Jr. WR 93
8 45 Josh Downs WR 94
8 46 Jakobi Meyers WR 95
8 47 Travis Hunter WR 98
8 48 Rashid Shaheed WR 100
8 49 Jalen McMillan WR 108
8 50 Amari Cooper WR 109
8 51 Marquise Brown WR 112
8 52 Darnell Mooney WR 113
8 53 Ricky Pearsall WR 115
8 54 Romeo Doubs WR 119
8 55 Keon Coleman WR 126
8 56 Quentin Johnston WR 127
8 57 DeAndre Hopkins WR 132
8 58 Christian Kirk WR 142
8 59 Diontae Johnson WR 144
8 60 Adam Thielen WR 149
9 61 Luther Burden III WR 157
9 62 Wan'Dale Robinson WR 158
9 63 Rashod Bateman WR 160
9 64 Cedric Tillman WR 162
9 65 Dontayvion Wicks WR 165
9 66 Marvin Mims Jr. WR 168
9 67 Xavier Legette WR 173
9 68 Stefon Diggs WR 174
9 69 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR 175
9 70 Andrei Iosivas WR 177
9 71 Michael Wilson WR 183
9 72 Olamide Zaccheaus WR 185
9 73 DeMario Douglas WR 188
9 74 Alec Pierce WR 189
9 75 Devaughn Vele WR 194
10 76 Jordan Whittington WR 198
10 77 Jalen Coker WR 199
10 78 Jermaine Burton WR 211
10 79 Gabe Davis WR 216
10 80 Malik Washington WR 220
10 81 Demarcus Robinson WR 222
10 82 Mike Williams WR 224
10 83 Brandin Cooks WR 232
10 84 Tyler Lockett WR 235
10 85 Joshua Palmer WR 238
10 86 Calvin Austin III WR 240
10 87 Darius Slayton WR 243
10 88 Emeka Egbuka WR 247
10 89 Tyler Boyd WR 251
10 90 Jahan Dotson WR 254
11 91 Adonai Mitchell WR 256
11 92 Jalen Nailor WR 262
11 93 Luke McCaffrey WR 263
11 94 Tre Harris WR 264
11 95 Tez Johnson WR 266
11 96 Jalen Tolbert WR 269
11 97 Roman Wilson WR 270
11 98 Elijah Moore WR 271
11 99 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR 272
11 100 Tre Tucker WR 273
11 101 Curtis Samuel WR 274
11 102 Allen Lazard WR 278
11 103 Ja'Lynn Polk WR 285
11 104 Savion Williams WR 286
11 105 Jalin Hyatt WR 289
12 106 Malachi Corley WR 291
12 107 DJ Chark Jr. WR 293
12 108 Greg Dortch WR 294
12 109 Noah Brown WR 296
12 110 Devontez Walker WR 297
12 111 Parker Washington WR 300
12 112 Kalif Raymond WR 305
12 113 KaVontae Turpin WR 307
12 114 Isaiah Bond WR 309
12 115 Elic Ayomanor WR 311
12 116 Evan Stewart WR 313
12 117 Tutu Atwell WR 320
12 118 Mack Hollins WR 323
12 119 Josh Reynolds WR 325
12 120 Kendrick Bourne WR 329
13 121 Troy Franklin WR 334
13 122 Jalen Royals WR 340
13 123 Jayden Higgins WR 343
13 124 Kyren Lacy WR 345
13 125 Jaylin Noel WR 346
13 126 Xavier Restrepo WR 349
13 127 Ricky White WR 352
13 128 Javon Baker WR 356
13 129 Tory Horton WR 361
13 130 Treylon Burks WR 362
13 131 Zay Jones WR 364
13 132 Trey Palmer WR 366
13 133 Brenden Rice WR 367
13 134 Jacob Cowing WR 369
13 135 Robert Woods WR 370
13 136 Jonathan Mingo WR 373


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